CBAL MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES AND SONGS FILE
1, 2, BUCKLE MY SHOE
One, two, buckle my shoe.
Three, four, shut the door.
Five, six, pick up sticks,
Seven, eight, lay them straight
Nine, ten, a big fat hen!
(Act out different actions)
1, 2, 3, DANCING WITH BEARS
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, dancing with bears,
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, dance round the chairs.
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, that’s what we’ll do.
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, dancing with you!
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5 Once I caught a fish alive,
6,7,8,9,10, then I let him go again
Why did you let him go? Because he bit my finger so.
Which finger did he bite? The little pinky on the right!
1-2-3-4-5
Hands on shoulders. Hands on knees. Hands on head. 1-2-3
Hands on nose. Hands on ears, Hands on the floor. 1-2-3-4.
Hands in front. Hands to the side. Hands in the sky. 1-2-3-4-5
A YOU’RE ADORABLE - THE ALPHABET SONG
A you’re adorable;
B you’re so beautiful;
C you’re a cutie full of charms.
D you’re a darling and
E you’re exciting and
F you’re a feather in my arms.
G you’re so good to me;
H you’re so heavenly;
I you’re the one I idolize.
J we’re like Jack and Jill;
K you’re so kissable;
L you’re the love light in my eyes.
M, N, O, P I could go on all day
Q, R, S, T Alphabetically speaking you’re okay.
U make my life complete
V means you’re very sweet
Double U, X, W, Z
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It’s fun to wonder through the Alphabet with you
and to tell you what you mean to me.
A,B,C SONG
a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p,
q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, and zed,
Now I know my a, b, c’s,
Next time won’t you sing with me?
ACKA BACKA SODA CRACKER
Acka backa soda cracker, Acka backa boo.
Acka backa soda cracker, up goes you.
Acka backa soda cracker, acka backa boo.
Acka backa soda cracker, I love you!
(bounce child on your lap then lift up in the air, bounce child again and finish with a
big hug. This is great for getting into car seats and high chairs)
AFTER A BATH
After a bath
I try-try-try
To wipe myself
Till I’m dry-dry-dry
Hands to wipe
And fingers and toes
Two wet legs
And a shiny nose
Just think how much
Less time I’d take
If I were a dog
And could……
SHAKE-SHAKE-SHAKE !
AIKENDRUM
There was a man lived in the moon, in the moon, in the moon.
There was a man lived in the moon and his name was Aikendrum.
And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle. He played upon a ladle
And his name was Aikendrum.
And his hair was made of spaghetti, spaghetti,i spaghetti.
His hair was made of spaghetti and his name was Aikendrum.
And his eyes were made of meatballs, meatballs, meatballs.
His eyes were made of meatballs and his name was Aikendrum.
And his nose was made of cheese, cheese, cheese.
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His nose was made of cheese and his name was Aikendrum.
And his mouth was made of pizza, pizza, pizza.
His mouth was made of pizza and his name was Aikendrum.
And his ears were made of broccoli, broccoli, broccoli.
His ears were made of broccoli and his name was Aikendrum.
There was a man lived in the moon, in the moon, in the moon.
There was a man lived in the moon and his name was Aikendrum.
ALLIGATOR 1 ALLIGATOR 2
(use thumbs as the two alligators)
Alligator 1, Alligator 2
Alligator, Alligator, How do you do?
Alligator up: Up, Up, Up
Alligator down: Down, Down, Down
Alligator, Alligator, round and round
Alligator soft
Alligator LOUD
Alligator, Alligator, floating on a cloud.
ALL THE PRETTY HORSES (TO THE TUNE OF BRAHM’S LULLABY)
Hush-a-bye don't you cry,
Go to sleep-y, little baby.
When you wake you shall have
All the pretty little horses.
Blacks and bays, dapple grays,
Coach and six white horses.
Hush-a-bye don't you cry,
Go to sleep-y, little baby
ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT
Sleep my child and peace attend thee,
All through the night
Guardian angels God will send thee,
All through the night
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and dale in slumber sleeping
I my loved ones' watch am keeping,
All through the night
Angels watching, e'er around thee,
All through the night
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Midnight slumber close surround thee,
All through the night
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and dale in slumber sleeping
I my loved ones' watch am keeping,
All through the night
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ALLY BALLY – LULLABY
You can vary the words in this old Scottish ballad to modernize it if you like .For
example, you can change ‘greetin’ for crying and Coulter’s candy for Wurther’s,
Ally Bally, Ally Ballybee
Sittin’ on my mammie’s knee
Greetin’ for a wee penny
To buy some Coulter’s candy
Ally Bally’s getting’ mighty thin
A bag of bones covered o’er with skin
Now s/he’s getting’ a wee double chin
From too much Coulter’s candy.
Ally Bally has a tummy ache
It’s not the taters and it’s not the cake
The reason is, for goodness sake
Too much Coulter’s candy
AN ELEPHANT
An Elephant goes like this, like that
Pat knees
He’s terribly big
Reach up
He’s terribly fat
Reach to your sides
He has no fingers
Fold fingers over and show hands
He has no toes
Curl toes and hold out feet
But goodness, gracious what a nose!
Reach arm out in front of your face and
Swing it back and forth
ANIMALS ON THE BUS (TO THE TUNE OF WHEELS ON THE BUS)
The animals on the bus
Go up and down, up and down
Up and down.
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The animals on the bus g
Go up and down,
All through the town.
The snakes on the bus
Go…..sss, sss, sss,
The birds on the bus
Go tweet, tweet, tweet.
(etc.)
ANT HILL
Once I saw an ant hill
Fingers curled under, concealed
With no ants about
So I said, “Dear Little ants,
Won’t you come out?”
Then, as if the little ants
Had heard my call,
One, two, three, four, five came out!
As numbers are called, fingers are extended.
And that was all.
THE APPLE TREE
(aka Way Up High)
A way up high in an apple tree
I saw two apples smiling at me.
I shook that tree as hard as I could,
And down came those apples, mmmm, mmmm, good!
(hold arm up for tree, shake with other hand, flutter fingers as apples fall down, rub
tummy!)
ARABELLA MILLER
Little Arabella Miller found a woolly caterpillar.
(Tickle your palm)
First it crawled upon her mother
(Fingers crawl up one arm)
Then it crawled upon her brother.
(Fingers crawl up the other arm)
They said: “ Arabella Miller!
(Fingers of hand(s) tickle face)
Put away that caterpillar”
(Put hand(s) behind back)
Little Arabella Miller
(Do all the same things as first verse until….)
Found a woolly caterpillar.
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First it crawled upon her brother
Then upon her dear grandmother.
Gran said: “ Arabella Miller,
How I love your caterpillar!”
(Gently stoke the back of your hand)
AS I WAS GOING TO ST. IVES
As I was going to St. Ives.
I met a man with seven wives.
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats.
Each cat had seven kits
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives.
AS I WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET
As I was walking down the street
Down the street, down the street
As I was walking down the street
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, heigh-ho.
A nice new friend I chanced to meet,
Chanced to meet, chanced to meet.
A nice new friend I chanced to meet,
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, heigh-ho.
Rig a jig jig and away we go,
Away we go, away we go,
Rig a jig jig and away we go.
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, heigh-ho?
AUTUMN LEAVES
Autumn leaves are falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
Autumn leaves are falling down.
Red, yellow, orange and brown.
BAA, BAA BLACK SHEEP
Baa, baa black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, dear, yes, dear, three bags full.
One for a sweater, one for a rug
One for a blanket, to keep you warm and snug.
Baa, baa, black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes, dear, yes, dear, three bags full.
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BABY BUMBLEBEE
BZZZZZZ (catch a bee)
I’m taking home my baby bumblebee
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me
I’m taking home my baby bumblebee
oh eee it stung me
I’m squishing up my baby bumblebee
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me
I’m squishing up my baby bumblebee
oh eee it’s all over me
I’m wiping off my baby bumblebee
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me
I’m wiping off my baby bumblebee
oh eee it’s all over me
I’m licking up my baby bumblebee
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me
I’m licking up my baby bumblebee
emm yum it’s strawberry
BABY IN THE TUB
Rub a dub dub dub
Who's in the tub?
Little baby NAME
Scrub! scrub! scrub!
THE BALLOON SONG
Here I have a new balloon
Help me while I blow.
(Pretend to be blowing up balloon)
Small, at first,
Then bigger, bigger;
(Show with hands the balloon growing in size)
Watch it grow and grow;
(Show with hands)
Do you think it’s big enough ?
Maybe I should stop,
Or if I give another blow,
My balloon will surely “POP”.
(Clap hands at “POP”)
BANANAS UNITE! SONG
Bananas unite!
Peel bananas, peel-peel bananas….Peel bananas, peel-peel bananas
Slice bananas, slice-slice bananas….Slice bananas, slice-slice bananas
Mush bananas, mush-mush bananas….Mush bananas, mush-mush bananas
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Eat bananas, eat-eat bananas….Eat bananas, eat-eat bananas
Go bananas, go-go bananas !!….Go bananas, go-go bananas !!
Go bananas!!
BANNOCK MAKING RHYME
Mix the bannock
Stir the bannock
Pour it in a pan
Bake the bannock
Taste the bannock
Covered with strawberry jam!
THE BEAR AND THE BEES by Dennis Lee (aka Wiggle Waggle Went the Bear)
Wiggle waggle went the bear
Rock back and forth
Catching bees in his underwear
Gently tug on his clothes
One bee out, and one bee in
Suit your actions to the rhyme
And one bee bit him
On his big bare skin.
A gentle ‘bee bite’ with your fingers
BEARS BEARS EVERYWHERE
(bouncing lap song)
Bears, bears everywhere
Climbing stairs, sitting on chairs
Going to fairs, painting squares
Bears, bears everywhere!!
BID YOU GOODNIGHT
Lay down my sweet baby
Lay down and take your rest
Won’t you lay your head down
Upon your nice soft bed
For I love you and Dad does too
(or Mom does too)
So I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight x2
BLUE AND YELLOW (TUNE: HEAD AND SHOULDERS)
Blue and Yellow will make green
Will make green x2
Blue and yellow will make green
The finest green you’ve ever seen
BRUSHING TEETH
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Up and down and round and round
Pretend to brush
I brush my teeth to keep them sound;
Point to teeth
To keep them sound and clean and white
I brush them morning, noon and night!
THE BUBBLE GUM SONG
(1) My mother gave me a nickel, so I could buy a pickle,
I did not buy a pickle, I bought bubble gum.
Chorus: Baloo-baloo-baloo-POP! (Bring hands apart wider and wider then Clap!)
Baloo-Baloo-Baloo-POP! (Bring hands apart wider and wider then Clap)
I bought bubble gum.
(2) My father gave me a dime, so I could buy a lime,
I did not buy a lime, I bought bubble gum. (Repeat chorus)
(2) My grandmother gave me a quarter, so I could pay the porter,
I did not pay the porter, I bought bubble gum. (Repeat chorus)
(3) My grandfather gave me a dollar, so I could buy a collar,
I did not buy a collar, I bought bubble gum. ( Repeat chorus)
BUMBLEBEE, BUMBLEBEE
Bumblebee, bumblebee
Come out of the barn
With a bag of honey
Under each arm
Speak in a droning voice and circle your
finger slowly in the air, untilBzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
You dart in for the tickle
BUNNY IN THE WOOD
There was a bunny who lived in the woods.
He wiggled his ears as a good bunny should.
(One forefinger on each side of head)
He hopped by a squirrel, he hopped by a tree,
(Hold up 2 fingers on one and & hop)
He hopped by a duck and he hopped by me.
(down the other arm)
He stared at the squirrel and he stared at the tree,
(Open eyes very big)
He stared at the duck, but he made faces at me.
(Wiggle nose)
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CHA CHA CHABOOGIN
(A bouncing up & down song)
Cha cha chaboogin
Cha cha cha bin
Watch out you little baby
‘Cause you might fall in!!
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Charlie Chaplin went to France
To teach the ladies how to dance.
First them did the samba,
Then they did the kicks,
Then they did the ramba
And then they did the splits!
CHICKADEE
Five little chickadees, no room for more
One flew away and then there were four.
Chickadee chickadee happy and gay
Chickadee chickadee fly away.
Four little chickadees, sitting in a tree
One flew away and then there were three.
Chickadee.....
Three little chickadees nothing much to do
One flew away and then there were two.
Two little chickadees playing in the sun
One flew away and then there was one.
One little chickadee isn't any fun
One flew away and then there were none.
CHICKEN IN THE BARNYARD
Chicken in the barnyard, staying out of trouble,
Along comes the turkey….Gobble, gobble, gobble!
(trace a circle in child’s palm, fingers crawl up arm and Tickle!)
CHOO CHOO TRAIN
Here’s a little choo-choo train
bend arms at elbows
chugging down the track
now he’s going forwards
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move arms forward
and now he’s going back
move arms back
now the whistle blows
pull a pretend whistle
whoo-whoo
What a lot of noise he makes
everywhere he goes
choo-choo-choo
the train is coming back
move arms back
CHOP CHOP
Chop, chop, choppity chop
Cut off the bottoms and cut off the tops.
What there is left
We will put in the pot
So chop chop choppity chop
CHRISTMAS ELVES
This little elf likes to hammer
Hold up thumb. Pretend to hammer.
This little elf likes to saw
Hold up index finger. Pretend to saw
This little elf likes to splash or paint.
Hold up tall finger. Motion of painting.
This little elf likes to draw.
Hold up ring finger. Motion of drawing.
And this little elf likes best of all.
Hold up little finger.
To put the cry in the baby doll.
Bend and cry. “Mama, Mama”
CHRISTMAS TIME (AKA RING THE BELLS)
(to the tune of Row Row Row Your Boat)
Ring, ring, ring the bells,
Make motions of bells ringing or use real bells
Ring them loud and clear
To tell the children everywhere
That Christmas time is here.
A CHUBBY LITTLE SNOWMAN
A chubby little snowman,
Had a carrot nose,
Along came a bunny,
And what do you suppose?
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That hungry little bunny,
Looking for some lunch
He Ate that snowman’s nose,
Nibble, nibble, crunch.
CLAP YOUR HANDS
Clap your hands,
One, two, three. (Clap hands three times.)
Then like this,
Shake 'em free. (Shake hands loosely in front of body.)
Bending forward, touch your toes,
Then reach up and touch your nose!
CLAP YOUR HANDS
Clap your hands and follow me ( x 3)
Follow me and clap your hands
And we will sway from side to side
Sway from side to side,
Sway from side to side,
Follow me and clap your hands
Other actions:
Tap your toe, nod your head, knock your knees
CLAP, CLAP, CLAP YOUR HANDS
Clap, clap, clap your hands
As slowly as you can.
Clap, clap, clap your hands
As quickly as you can.
(Repeat using wiggle your fingers, rub your hands, wave your hands etc.)
THE COBBLER
(Active 2 1/2 & 3 yr olds especially love the banging in this rhyme. It’s a good tension
releaser. You can do it more quietly with a younger child on your lap, patting the
bottom of her feet)
There is a cobbler on our street, mending shoes for little feet
(Child can sit cross-legged and pat knees to rhythm or stand and clap)
With a bang, with a bang, with a bang, bang, bang.
(Child pounds with fist on sole of one shoe or stamps feet on floor)
Mending shoes the whole day long, mending shoes to make them strong
(Pat or clap again)
With a bang, with a bang, with a band, bang, bang.
(Pound or stamp the other foot)
COBBLER COBBLER
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Cobbler Cobbler mend my shoe
My big toe is poking through
Stitch it up and Stitch it down
And I will give you half a crown
Cobbler Cobbler mend my shoe
And get it down by half past two
COME-A-LOOK-A-SEE
(This is a traditional Caribbean finger-play song, it would
work great with finger puppets.)
Come-a-look-a-see, here’s my mama (thumb)
Come-a-look-a-see, here’s my papa (1st finger)
Come-a-look-a-see, my brother tall (middle finger)
Sister, baby (4th and ring finger)
Mmmmmm, we love them all
(kiss joined fingers and wiggle them all)
COME AND MAKE A CIRCLE
Come and make a circle,
A circle, a circle,
Come and make a circle
With a friend on each side.
Cause you’re my friend and
You’re my friend and
You’re my friend and
You’re my friend
Come and make a circle
With a friend on each side.
Look! We made a circle,
A circle, a circle
Look! We made a circle
With a friend on each side.
CRACKERS & CRUMBS
Crackers and crumbs, crackers and crumbs
These are my fingers and these are my thumbs
These are my eyes and these are my ears
And they will grow big in about ten years.
Bacon and eggs, bacon and eggs,
These are my shoulders and these are my legs
These are my eyes and these are my ear
And they will grow big in about ten years.
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Pickles and cheese, pickles and cheese,
These are my elbows and these are my knees
These are my eyes and these are my ears
And they will grow big in about ten years.
CRISS CROSS APPLESAUCE
Criss cross
Draw an X on the child’s back
Applesauce
Pat his shoulders to the rhythm of the word
Spiders crawling up your back
Crawl your fingers up his back
Spiders here, spiders there
A little tickle each side of his neck
Spiders crawling in your hair
Scurry your fingers through his hair
Tight squeeze
A hug
Cool breeze
Blow on his neck
Now you’ve got the shivers!
Tickle!
DANCE YOUR FINGERS
Dance your fingers up; dance your fingers down,
Dance your fingers to the side; and dance them all around,
Dance them on your shoulders; dance them on your head,
Dance them on your tummy; and tuck them into bed.
DICKERY DEAN by Dennis Lee
“What’s the matter with Dickery Dean?
Turn child to and fro like a washing machine
“He jumped right into the washing machine!”
let child ‘fall’ between your knees
“Nothing’s the matter with Dickery Dean
washing machine motion again
“He dove in dirty, and he jumped out “clean!”
down and up again
DID YOU EVER SEE A LASSIE?
Did you ever see a lassie, a lassie, a lassie?
Did you ever see a lassie go this way and that?
Go this way and that way, and that way and this way.
Did you ever see a lassie go this way and that?
Did you ever see a laddie, a laddie, a laddie?
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Did you ever see a laddie go this way and that?
Go this way and that way, and that way and this way.
Did you ever see a laddie go this way and that.
DIDN’T LEAVE NOBODY BUT THE BABY
Go to sleep you little baby (echo)
Go to sleep you little baby (echo)
Your mama's gone away and your daddy's gonna stay
Don't need nobody but the baby
Go to sleep you little baby (echo)
-repeatEverybody's gone in the cotton and the corn
Didn't leave nobody but the baby
You're a sweet little baby (echo)
-repeatHoney in the rock and the sugar don't stop
Gonna bring a bottle to the baby
Don't you weep pretty baby (echo)
-repeatShe's long gone with the red shoes on
Gonna need another lovin' baby
Go to sleep you little baby (echo)
-repeatYou and me and the devil makes three
Don't need no other lovin' baby
Go to sleep you little baby (echo) -repeatCome lay your bones on the alabaster stones
And be my ever lovin' baby
DIZZY DIZZY LIZZY
Dizzy dizzy Lizzy
All in a tizzy
Drank some soda POP!
And got all fizzy
DO AS I AM DOING…
Do as I am doing follow, follow me. (x2)
Can you do it high? can you do it low?
Can you do it fast? And…can…you…do…it…slow?
(clapping, tapping, rolling hands, etc.)
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THE DOG SAYS…
The dog says bow wow (wiggle thumb)
The cow says moo, moo (wiggle 2nd finger)
The lamb says baa, baa (wiggle 3rd finger)
The duck says quack, quack (wiggle 4th finger)
And the kitty cat says Me-ow! (wiggle baby finger and give a little pinch)
DOGGY’S FLEA
One, two, three,
Doggy’s got a flea.
Doggy’s got a flea and now it’s on me!
It’s on my nose, it’s on my toes.
It’s on my ear --- it’s over here! ( tickle somewhere)
It’s on my thumb, it’s on my tum.
One, two, three, doggy’s got a flea.
Doggy’s got a flea and now it’s on me!
DOWN BY THE STATION
Down by the station
Early in the morning
See the little puffer bellies
All in a row
See the station master turn the little handle
Puff puff, toot toot
Off we go!
DOWN ON GRANDPA’S FARM
Oh, we’re on our way, we’re on our way,
On our way to grandpa’s farm
We’re on our way, we’re on our way
On our way to grandpa’s farm.
Down on grandpa’s farm there is a big brown cow
Down on grandpa’s farm there is a big brown cow
The cow- she makes a sound like this: MOOO MOOO
The cow- she makes a sound like this: MOOO MOOO
Oh we’re on our way, we’re on our way
On our way to grandpa’s farm
We’re on our way, we’re on our way
On our way to grandpa’s farm
Down on grandpa’s farm there is a little yellow duck
Down on grandpa’s farm there is a little yellow duck
The duck, it makes a sound like this: quack, quack
The duck, it makes a sound like this: quack, quack.
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(Repeat with any other animals and sounds you can think of: Cute pink pig: oinkoink; big green tractor: Vroom Vroom; big brown dog: woof woof; little white cat:
meow meow and so on….. )
EACH OF US IS A FLOWER
Each of us is a flower, growin’ in life’s garden.
Each of us is a flower we need the sun and the rain.
Sun, shine your light on me
Rain, cool me with your gentle mist.
Each of us is a flower, growin’ in life’s garden.
Each of us is a flower we need the sun and the rain.
(either sitting or standing use your hands to imitate a flower growing tall and swaying
in the breeze)
THE ENGINE
Here is an engine
That runs on this track
It whistles – Toot Toot
And then it runs back.
Use left arm for track and right hand for engine that runs up and down.
EVERYBODY KNOWS I LOVE MY TOES
Everybody knows I love my toes
Everybody knows I love my toes
I love my shoulders, my knees
My elbows and my nose
Everybody knows I love my toes.
THE FAIRIES’ WASH DAY
This is the fairies’ wash day
With acorn ups for tubs,
Cup hands
And tiny leaves for wash boards
Show palms
Each fairy rubs and rubs
Motion of scrubbing
The fairy sheets so white and fine
Upon the grass are lying
Motion of spreading
The spider sins a line for them
Twirl fingers
And now the clothes are drying.
FALLING RAINDROPS
Raindrops, raindrops!
Move fingers to imitate falling rain
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Falling all around
Pitter-patter on the rooftops
Tap softly on the floor
Pitter-patter on the ground.
Repeat
Here is my umbrella
Pretend to open umbrella
It will keep me dry
Place over head
When I go walking in the rain
I hold it up so high.
Hold high in air.
FATHER, MOTHER AND UNCLE JOHN (AKA UNCLE JOHN)
Father and Mother and Uncle John
Went to market one by one
bounce child rhythmically
Father fell off
lean child to one side
Mother fell off
lean child to the other side
But Uncle John went on and on and on...
as long as you feel like bouncing
FEE-FI-FO-FUM
Fee-fi-fo-fum
See my fingers, see my thumb.
Fee-fi-fo-fum
No more fingers, no more thumb
(Hold up fingers, then thumb, then hide them behind your back)
FINGER FAMILY
This is the mother, as nice as can be
Index finger
This is the father, the tallest is he
Middle finger
This is the brother, he’s growing up tall
Ring finger
Here’s Grandma and Grandpa, and
Thumbs
I love them all
Kiss your fingers.
FIRST YOU SPREAD THE PEANUT BUTTER
First you spread the peanut butter
‘spread’ peanut butter on one hand
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Then you spread the jam
then ‘spread’ the jam
You put a piece of bread on top
place one hand on top of the other
And eat up all you can
pretend to eat
Then….you take your sticky fingers
hold hands up and wiggle fingers
And you wipe them on your pants
wipe down your pant legs
And you do a little wiggle
For the peanut butter dance!
Wiggle!
FIVE FAT PEAS
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed
One grew, two grew
And so did all the rest.
They grew and they grew
And they never stopped
They grew so much
That the pea pod popped!
FIVE FINGERS
Five fingers on this hand
Hold up one hand
Five fingers on that
Hold up other hand
A dear little nose
Point to nose
A mouth like a rose
Point to mouth
Two cheeks so tiny and fat.
Point to each cheek
Two ears, two eyes
Point to each
And ten little toes;
That’s the way the baby grows.
FIVE GREEN AND SPECKLED FROGS
Use fingers to make frogs and subtract as needed.
Five green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs
Yum Yum
One jumped into the pool
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Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green speckled frogs
Glup Glup
Four green and speckled frogs…
Three green and speckled frogs…
Two green and speckled frogs…
One green and speckled frog…
Now there are no more speckled frogs
Glup Glup
FIVE LITTLE BABIES
Five little babies rocking in the tree
Four little babies splashing in the sea
Three little babies crawling on the floor
Two little babies knocking at the door
One little baby playing hide and seek
Keep your eyes closed now…….
Until I say “ peek”.
FIVE LITTLE CHILDREN
Five little children playing on the shore
One went away and then there were four
Four little children sailing on the sea
One went away and then there were three
Three little children mixing up a stew
One stopped stirring and then there were two
Two little children playing in the sun
One went home and then there was one
One little child playing all alone
Went to talk to friends on the telephone
FIVE LITTLE DUCKS
A song that is lots of fun. Make sure to quack with
energy!
Five little ducks that I once knew
Fat ones, skinny ones tall ones too
But the one little duck with the feather on her back
She led the others with a
Quack! Quack! Quack!
Down to the river they would go
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble
To and fro
But the one little duck with the feather on her back
She led the others with a
Quack! Quack! Quack!
Up from the river they would go
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Wibble wobble, wibble wobble
To and fro
But the one little duck with the feather on her back
She led the others with a
Quack! Quack! Quack!
FIVE LITTLE DUCKS WENT SWIMMING ONE DAY (THE QUACK QUACK SONG)
(1) Five little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the pond and far away,
The mother Duck said: “Quack -Quack -Quack!”
Four little ducks came swimming right back.
(2) Four little ducks went swimming one day,
………………………………
………………………………
Three little ducks came swimming right back.
Continue along with each verse, dropping one more duck,
until you get to the last verse:
One little duck went swimming one day,
Over the pond and far away,
The mother Duck said: “Quack-Quack-Quack!”
And five little ducks came swimming right back!
FIVE LITTLE FISHIES
Five little fishies swimming in the sea
Hold Up Five fingers
Teasing Mr. Shark “You can’t catch me”
Shake your finger
Along came Mr. Shark,
Lower your voice
Snap!
Clap your hands
Four little fishies swimming in the sea
Repeat with Three, Two and One little fish.
Then:
No little fishies swimming in the sea
Hold your hands up and shrug shoulders
FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS JUMPING ON THE BED
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
show five fingers
One fell off and bumped his head
hold the side of your head
Mamma called the doctor and the doctor said
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pretend to talk on the phone
No more monkeys jumping on the bed!
shake finger
Repeat this verse counting down to one monkey
then.
One little monkey jumping on the bed
Mamma called the doctor and the doctor said
You little monkey go to bed!
FIVE LITTLE PUMPKINS
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate
Hold up five fingers
The first one said, “My, it’s getting late.”
The second one said, “There are witches in the air.”
The third one said, “But we don’t care.”
The fourth one said, “Let’s run, let’s run”.
THE fifth one said, “It’s Halloween fun.”
“Wooooo” went the wind,
Sway hand through the air.
And out went the lights.
Loud clap.
And away they all ran on Halloween night.
Place hands behind back.
THE FLEA SONG (AKA ON MY FOOT THERE IS A FLEA
OR ON MY HEAD WHERE MY HAIR GROWS
(Make fingers wander up & down child)
On my foot there is a flea
Now he’s climbing up on me
Past my belly, past my nose
On my head where my hair grows
On my head there is a flea
Now he’s crawling down on me
Past my belly, past my knee
On my foot, take that, you flea.
FLOPSY
We flopsy our fingers, we flopsy our hands
We flopsy our arms like big rubber bands
We flopsy our legs and our heads flopsy too
And like a rag doll, I fall down on you.
(Shake each part when you say it and then fall to the ground)
THE FLOWER
Here’s a green leaf,
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Show hand
And here’s a green leaf;
Show other hand
That, you see, makes two.
Hold up two fingers.
Here is a bud
Cup hands together
That makes a flower;
Watch it bloom for you!
Open cupped hands gradually.
FOUR LITTLE SAUSAGES
4 little sausages sizzling in a pan, one blew up and it went BAM!
3 little sausages sizzling in a pan, one blew up and it went BAM!
2 little sausages sizzling in a pan, one blew up and it went BAM!
1 little sausage sizzling in a pan, it blew up and it went BAM!
Now there’s no little sausages sizzling in a pan.
(Circle your hand around holding up the correct number of fingers, clapping hands
loudly on the BAM!)
THE FROG SONG
(There are 6 verses! You may want to add other animals & sounds.)
(1) “Uumm uummp” went the little green frog one day
“Uumm uummp” went the little green frog
“Uumm uummp” went the little green frog one day
And they all went “uumm uummp Ahh” ……BUT….
We all know frogs go “La di da di da”
“La di da di da”, “la di da di da”
We all know frogs go “la di da di da”
They don’t go “uumm uummp ahh”.
(2) Swish swish went the little blue fish one day
Swish swish went the little blue fish
Swish swish went the little blue fish one day
And they all went swish- swish- swish….. BUT…
We all know fish go Na Na Na Na Nah
Na Na Na Na Nah, Na Na Na Na Nah,
We all know fish go Na Na Na Na Nah
They don’t go swish –swish- swish.
(Here are the key parts of the next 4 verses: )
(3) Grrr Grrr went the little brown bear one day……….
We all know bears go huggy huggy hug
(4) Wiggle wiggle went the little pink worm one day…………
We all know worms go Squishy squishy squish
(5) Quack Quack went the little yellow duck one day………
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We all know ducks go squeeky squeeky squeek.
(6) Waddle Waddle went the little green turtle one day………….
We all know turtles go “Cowabunga Dude!”
FUZZY WUZZY
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?
GET DOWN GET FUNKY GET LOOSE
Get down get funky get loose and move to the beat. Put your whole body in it and start with
your feet 2,3,4 (move your feet)
Get down get funky get loose and move to the beat. Put your whole body in it and start with
your feet 2,3,4 (keep moving)
Your knees 2,3,4 (move knees back and forth)
Get down get funky get loose and move to the beat. Put your whole body in it and start with
your feet 2,3,4, your knees 2,3,4
Your hips 2,3,4 (wiggle both hips)
Get down get funky get loose and move to the beat. Put your whole body in it and start with
your feet 2,3,4, your knees 2,3,4 (move knees back and forth) Your hips 2,3,4 (wiggle both
hips),Your arms2,3,4 (swing arms back and forth bent at the elbows) (dance moving all body
parts at once)
Get down get funky get loose and move to the beat. Put your whole body in it and start with
your feet 2,3,4, your knees 2,3,4 (move knees back and forth) Your hips 2,3,4 (wiggle both
hips),Your arms2,3,4 (swing arms back and forth bent at the elbows) Your hair 2,3,4 (swing
hair back and forth)
Get down get funky get loose and move to the beat. Put your whole body in it and start with
your feet 2,3,4, your knees 2,3,4 (move knees back and forth) Your hips 2,3,4 (wiggle both
hips),Your arms2,3,4 (swing arms back and forth bent at the elbows) Your tongue 2,3,4
(stick out your tongue and sing all the words again moving all the body parts
GINGERBREAD MAN
(This rhyme is fun to do when you are dressing
a baby. Older children like to act it out themselves.)
Mix and stir and pat in the pan
I’m going to make a gingerbread man
Run your hands over the baby, patting and ‘shaping’
With a nose so neat
And a smile so sweet
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Touch nose and trace smile on the baby’s mouth
And gingerbread shoes on his gingerbread feet
Pat the baby’s feet
GO TO SLEEP MY LITTLE PUMPKIN
Go to sleep my little pumpkin, we must cover your toes.
When you sleep my little pumpkin, you will turn to a rose.
Go to sleep my little pumpkin, tuck in your little toes
When you wake my little pumpkin you will look like a rose.
GOING TO CHICAGO (VARIATION FOLLOWS)
We’re going to Chicago,
We’re going to the fair,
To see the senoritas with flowers in their hair.
So shake it baby, shake it,
Shake it like a can,
Shake it like a milkshake and drink it if you can.
Rumble to the bottom, rumble to the top.
Turn around and turn around until we holler STOP
GOING TO THE CIRCUS (VARIATION ON ABOVE)
We’re going to the circus
We’re going to the fair
To see the senoritas
With flowers in their hair
Shake it baby, shake it
Shake it all you can.
Shake it like a milkshake
And pour it in the can!
Rumba to the bottom,
Rumba to the top
Turn around and turn around
Until we holler STOP
GOLDEN SLUMBERS
Golden slumber kiss your eyes,
Smiles await you when you rise.
Sleep,
pretty baby,
Do not cry,
And I'll sing you a lullaby. Care you know not,
Therefore sleep,
While I o'er you watch do keep.
Sleep, pretty darling,
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Do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby.
GOOD MORNING!
Good morning! Good morning! Good morning to you.
Good morning! Good morning, I’m glad to see you!
GOOD MORNING SONG (everyday we get up in the morning)
Everyday we get up in the morning, up in the morning early.
We raise our voices to the sun and bid the sun good morning.
THE GRANDFATHER CLOCK
The grandfather clock goes
Tick tock, Tick tock, Tick tock
rock side to side to the slow rhythm of the clock
The kitchen clock goes
Tick tock, tick tock, tick, tock
faster
And mummy’s little watch goes
TickaTickaTickaTickaTicka!
time for a tickle
GRANDMA MOSE
Grandma Mose was sick in bed
She called for the doctor
And the doctor said
Grandma Mose, you ain’t sick
All you need is a peppermint stick
Get up, get down, get out of town.
THE GRAND OLD DUKE OF YORK
A lap rhyme but this is also a great marching rhyme that
older children will love.
The grand old Duke of York
He had ten thousand men
Bounce the child on your knees
He marched them up to the top of the hill
Lift your knees up as you bounce
And he marched them down again
Lower your knees
When they were up they were up
When they were down they were down
When they were only halfway up
They were neither up nor down
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Suit the bounce to the words
He marched them to the left
He marched them to the right
Lean child left and then right
He marched them around and around and around
Turn child from side to side
And he marched them out of sight!
Lower child to the floor
HANKY PANKY
Down by the banks of the hanky panky
Where the bullfrogs jump from banky to banky
They go: hip, hop, hippity hop
Jump off the lilypad,
Kerplop!
HEAD AND SHOULDERS
(Sung to the tune of “London Bridge is Falling Down” )
Head and shoulders,
(touch your head, then shoulders w. both hands)
Knees and toes
(touch your knees, then toes)
Knees and toes, knees and toes
(touch knees, touch toes, touch knees, touch toes)
Head and shoulders,
(touch your head then your shoulders)
Knees and toes
(touch knees, touch toes)
Ears- eyes-mouth and nose.
(touch your ears, your eyes, your mouth, your nose)
HELLO MY FRIENDS (OR GOOD-BYE MY FRIENDS)
Hello my friends, hello
Hello my friends, hello
Hello my friends, hello my friends
Hello my friends, hello
HERE IS A BOY/GIRL
Here is a boy ( girl) (pointer finger)
And here is his bed (other hand, fingers flat)
Here is his pillow (thumb of flat hand)
Where he lays his head (lay finger on pillow)
There are his covers ( blankets) (wiggle fingers)
Cover him up tight (wrap fingers around)
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Sing him a lullaby (rock both hands)
And KISS him goodnight (kiss pointer finger)
HERE IS A BUNNY
Here is a bunny
With ears so funny
And here is a hole in the ground.
At the first sound he hears,
He pricks up his ears
And jumps in the hole in the ground.
(or…….and pops right into the ground.)
HERE IS THE WITCH’S TALL BLACK HAT
Here is the Witch’s Tall Black Hat (triangle hat)
Here are the whiskers on her cat (mimic whiskers)
Here is the owl sitting in a tree (circle eyes)
Here is a goblin! Hee, hee, hee
HERE WE GO
Here we go driving, driving, driving
Here we go driving
Now we STOP!
Here we go running, running, running
Here we go running
Now we STOP!
Here we go swimming, swimming, swimming
Here we go swimming
Now we STOP!
(Add any activity you like!)
HERE WE GO ‘ROUND THE MOTHER GOOSE CIRCLE
(To the tune of “Here we go round the Mulberry Bush”
Here we go ‘round the Mother Goose circle,
The Mother Goose circle, the Mother Goose circle.
Here we go ‘round the Mother Goose circle, so early in
The morning.
This is the way we rock our babies, rock our babies, rock our babies.
This is the way we rock our babies, so early in the morning.
Additional verses….
This is the way we hug our babies……..
This is the way be tickle our babies………
This is the way be kiss our babies………
HERE’S A CUP
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A rhyme that naturally follows “I’m a little teapot”
Here’s a Cup
Hold up one fist to look like a cup
And here’s a cup
Hold up the other fist
And here’s a pot of tea
Put out your thumb to make a spout
Pour a cup and pour a cup
Pour into one ‘cup’ and then the other
And drink it up with me!
Pretend to drink
HERE IS A BUNNY
Make a fist and hold up your index and middle
fingers for ears. Make the ‘hole’ with your other
hand and suit your actions to the rhyme.
Here is a bunny
With ears so funny
And here is his hole in the ground
At the first sound he hears
He pricks up his ears
And hops in the hole in the ground!
HERE’S A NEST (SEE VARIATION FOLLOWING)
Here’s a nest for the birdie
Here’s a hive for the bee
Here’s a hole for the bunny
And here’s a house for me!
HERE’S A NEST FOR A BLUEBIRD
Here is a nest for a bluebird,
Here is a hive for a bee
Here is a hole for a bunny
And here is a hug for me.
(Use palm and fingers to describe different homes)
HERE IS THE CHURCH
Here is the church, and here is the steeple
Open the doors and see all the people.
(Clasp hands shut then open them up to reveal all your fingers)
Here is the parson going upstairs
And here he is saying his prayers.
(Index finger makes walking motion then fold hands in prayer)
HERE IS THE HIVE (SHAMPOO TIME)
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Here is the hive, and here is the honey
Swirl it around ‘til it feels really funny
A fluffy pillow for all the bees
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZz
Then rinse it away, as clean as you please.
HERMIE THE WORM
Verse 1:
Sitting on the fence post,
Chewing my bubble gum,
(Make chewing noises)
Playing with my yo-yo,
(Make yo-yo sounds: either whoo-whoo or zing-zing)
Along came Hermie the worm.
And he was this big, And he was this big,
(Show Hermie growing in size with hands)
And I said, “Hermie, what happened?”
“ I ate my mom.”
Verse 2: (Repeat verse #1, but last line is: “I ate my dad.”)
Verse 3: (Repeat, last line = “I ate my brother.”)
Verse 4: (Repeat, last line = “I ate my baby sister.”)
Verse 5; (Repeat, last line = “I burped!”)
(Show with hands that Hermie is small again.)
HEY DIDDLE, DIDDLE
Hey diddle, diddle.
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such a sport
And the dish ran away with the spoon
HICKITY PICKITY BUMBLEBEE (Welcoming rhyme)
Hickity, Pickity Bumblee bee
Can you say your name for me?
(Child says their name, everybody repeats it)
HICKORY DICKORY DOCK
Hickory, dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down.
Hickory, dickory dock.
HIGH IN THE PINE TREE
High in the pine tree, the little turtledove
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Made a little nursery to please her little love.
“Coo,” said the turtledove, “Coo,” said she;
In the long, shady branches of the dark pine tree.
HO, HO, WATENEE
Ho, ho, watenee
Ho, ho, watenee
Ho, ho, watenee
Kiokina, kiokina
Do, do, mon petit ( x3)
Et bonne nuit
Et bonne nuit
Sleep, sleepl little one ( x 3)
Now go to sleep, now go to sleep.
HOKEY POKEY
You put your right hand in
You put your right hand out
You put your right hand in
And you shake it all about.
You do the Hokey pokey and
You turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about!!
Left hand, right foot, left foot,
Head, whole self….
HORSEY, HORSEY
Horsey, horsey don’t you stop
Just let your feet go clippety clop
Let your your tail go swish and the wheels go ‘round
Giddyup, we’re homeward bound.
I’d like to take a horse and buggy
And go riding through the town.
I’d like to hear old Dobbin’s clip clop
I’d like to see the wheels go round.
HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGY IN THE WINDOW?
How much is that doggy in the window?
The one with the waggly tail.
How much is that doggy in the window?
I do hope that dog is for sale. Woof Woof
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HUGH, HUGH BY DENNIS LEE
bounce to the rhythm or make up your own actions.
Hugh, Hugh
At the age of two
Made his home in a worn out shoe
Hugh, Hugh
What’ll you do
There’s holes in the soles
And the rain’s come through
HUMPTY DUMPTY
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King’s horses and all the King’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again!
HUNGRY, HUNGRY
Hungry, hungry, I’m so hungry
Table, table here I am
I could eat a moose goose burger
14 pickles and a purple plum.
HURRY, HURRY, HURRY
(tune:10 little children)
Hurry, hurry drive the fire truck x3
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
Hurry, hurry, climb the ladder x3
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
Hurry, hurry, spray the water x3
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
HUSH-A-BYE (All the Pretty Little Ponies) (sung to the tune of Brahm’s lullaby)
Hush-a-bye; Don’t you cry
Go to sleep my little baby.
When you wake you shall see
All the pretty little ponies.
Dappled and gray
Pinto and bay
All the pretty little ponies.
Hush-a-bye; don’t you cry
Go to sleep my little baby
HUSH, LITTLE BABY (AKA THE MOCKINGBIRD SONG)
Here are two versions of this popular lullaby.
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The first is the traditional version.
Sylvia Long has written the new version following that is also very beautiful.
Hush, little baby, don't say a word.
Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird won't sing,
Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass
And if that looking glass gets broke,
Papa's gonna buy you a billy goat
And if that billy goat won't pull,
Papa's gonna buy you a cart and bull
And if that cart and bull fall down,
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town
HUSH LITTLE BABY by Sylvia Long
Hush little baby, don’t say a word
Mama’s going to show you a hummingbird
If that hummingbird should fly,
Mama’s going to show you the evening sky.
When the nighttime shadows fall,
Mama’s going to hear the crickets call
While their song drifts from afar,
Mama’s going to search for a shooting star.
When that star has dropped from view,
Mama’s going to read a book with you.
When that story has been read,
Mama’s going to bring your warm bedspread.
If that quilt begins to wear,
Mama’s going to find your teddy bear.
If that teddy bear won’t hug,
Mama’s going to catch you a lightning bug.
If that lightning bug won’t glow
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Mama’s going to play on her old banjo.
If that banjo’s out of tune,
Mama’s going to show you the harvest moon.
If that moon drifts through the sky,
Mama’s going to sing you a lullaby.
I AM SLOWLY GOING CRAZY
I am slowly going crazy, 1,2,3,4,5,6, SWITCH
Crazy going slowly am I, 6,5,4,3,2,1, SWITCH
I HAVE A LITTLE HEART
I have a little heart
It goes thump, thump, thump
It keeps on beating when I jump, jump, jump
I get a special feeling when I look at you
It makes me want to give you a kiss or two
(blow kisses)
I HAVE A LITTLE TOOTHBRUSH
I have a little toothbrush,
I love to hold it tight.
I brush my teeth each morning
And then again at night.
(pretend to hold brush and imitate brushing teeth)
I SAW A LITTLE RABBIT
I saw a little rabbit go hop, hop, hop
I saw is little ears go flop, flop, flop
I saw his nose go twitch, twitch, twitch
I saw his eyes go wink, wink, wink
I said to the rabbit won’t you stay
But he looked at me and hopped away
I SAW A SNAKE!
I saw a snake go by today
Driving in his Chevrolet
He was long, and he was thin
And he didn’t have a chin.
He didn’t have a chin,
But what the heck.
He had lots and lots and lots
Of Neck!
I SEE THE MOON
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I see the moon
And the moon sees me.
Under the shade of the old oak tree
Please let the moon that shines on me,
Shine on the ones I love.
Over the mountain, over the sea
Back where my heart is longing to be
Please let the moon that shines on me
Shine on the ones I love.
IF ALL OF THE RAINDROPS (AKA LEMON DROPS AND GUM DROPS)
If all of the raindrops were lemon drops and gum drops,
Oh, what a world this would be!
I'd stand outside with my mouth open wide, goin'
Ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah,
If all of the raindrops were lemon drops and gum drops,
Oh, what a world this would be!
If all of the rainbows were Chicken McNuggets and BBQ sauce,
If all the mosquitoes were nacho Dorritos,
If all of the moonbeams, were popsicles and ice cream
If all of the snowflakes were lemon tarts and cupcakes
If all of the pinecones were chocolate covered ice cream cones
IF APPLES WERE PEARS
If apples were pears and tigers were bears
And a rose had a different name
If bananas were plums and fingers were thumbs
I’d love you just the same
IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW it
If you’re happy and you know it,
Clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it,
Clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it
And you really want to show it.
If you’re happy and you know it
Clap your hands.
Repeat with “Stomp your feet”
Repeat with “Yell Hooray”
Repeat with “Do all three”
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I’M A LITTLE FAIRY
I’m a little fairy, small and sweet,
Here are my wings and here are my feet.
When I get excited I like to shout,
Watch me as I fly about!
(A nice rhyme for children to act like fairies, gently flapping their wings as they flit
about. This rhyme was written by Michele Dean – from Grand Forks)
I’M A LITTLE LEPRECHAUN
Sung to the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot” A great song for St. Patrick's Day
I’m a little leprechaun
Dressed in green
The tiniest man
That you’ve ever seen
If you ever catch me, so it’s told
I’ll give you my pot of gold
I’M A LITTLE PIECE OF GUM
I’m a little piece of gum –chew x3: repeat
When I get blown I get bigger and bigger and bigger
and …..POP!! (sssszzzzzzz crouch down again)
I’M A LITTLE PIECE OF TIN
I’m a little piece of tin (point to yourself)
Nobody knows where I have been (shake finger back and forth)
Got four wheels and running boards (hold up four fingers)
Not a Chevy, not a Ford (shake finger back and forth)
Honk, Honk (pretend to honk twice)
Rattle, rattle, rattle (shake both hands)
Crash (clap)
Beep,beep (beep nose twice)
Honk, Honk (pretend to honk twice)
Rattle, rattle, rattle (shake both hands)
Crash (clap)
Beep,beep (beep nose twice)
Honk, Honk (pretend to honk twice)
Rattle, rattle, rattle (shake both hands)
Crash (clap)
Beep,beep (beep nose twice)
HONK HONK!
I’M A LITTLE TEAPOT
I’m a little teapot, short and stout
Here is my handle, here is my spout.
When I get all steamed up, here me shout
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Tip me over and pour me out.
There is something else that I can do, I can change my handle, I can change my spout.
When I get all steamed up here me shout, tip me over and pour me out!
(Stand up for this rhyme, putting hands on hip for handle and pointing sideways for
spout, rock back and forth as you get all steamed up, bend over sideways and pour out
the tea)
I’M TALL
I’m Tall, I’m tall, I’m very, very, tall.
I’m small, I’m small, I’m very, very, small.
Sometimes I’m tall,
And sometimes I’m small,
And sometimes I’m a bouncing ball.
(reach up as tall as you can, then bend down as small as you can then jump up and
down.)
IRISH LULLABY
(Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral)
Written By: J. R. Shannon
Copyright Unknown
Over in Killarney,
Many years ago,
My mother sang a song to me
In tones so sweet and low.
Just a simple little ditty,
In her good old Irish way,
And I'd give the world if she could sing
That song to me this day.
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Hush, now don't you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
That's an Irish lullaby
IT’S OUR TIME TO SING TOGETHER
It’s out time to sing together x3
Hello, Hello, Hello
It’s our time to clap together x3
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Hello, Hello, Hello
It’s our time to laugh together x3
Hello, Hello, Hello
THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out,
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the kitchen wall,
Swoosh! Went the fan and made the spider fall,
Off went the fan no longer did it blow,
And the itsy bitsy spider back up the wall did go.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the yellow pail,
In came a mouse and flicked her with his tail,
Down fell the spider; the mouse ran out the door,
And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the pail once more.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the rocking chair,
Up jumped a cat and knocked her in the air,
Down plopped the cat and when he was asleep,
The itsy bitsy spider back up the chair did creep.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the maple tree,
She slipped on some dew and landed next to me,
Out came the sun and when the tree was dry,
The itsy bitsy spider gave it one more try.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up with our a stop,
She spun a silky web right at the very top,
She wove and she spun and when the web was done,
the itsy bitsy spider rested in the sun.
JELLY IN THE BOWL (SEE VARIATION FOLLOWING)
Jelly in the bowl, jelly in the bowl
Wibble, wobble, wibble wobble
Jelly in the bowl.
Candles on the cake
Candles on the cake
Blow them out
Blow them out
Candles on the cake.
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Biscuits in the tin
Biscuits in the tin
Shake ‘em up, shake’em up,
Biscuits in the tin
JELLY ON THE PLATE
When you do this lap rhyme, combine bouncing
with any motions suggested by the words.
Jelly on the plate, Jelly on the plate
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble
Jelly on the plate
Cookies in the jar, Cookies in the jar
Take them out, take them out
Cookies in the jar
Sausage in the pan, Sausage in the pan
Turn them over, turn them over
Sausage in the pan
Ghosties in the house, Ghosties in the house
Shoo them out, shoo them out
Ghosties in the house!
This is an easy pattern and rhyme to make
up your own verses.
JEREMIAH BLOW THE FIRE
Jeremiah blow the fire
Puff, puff, puff
First you blow it gently
Then you blow it rough
JOHN THE RABBIT
(a call and response song/chant)
Oh, John the Rabbit
(Yes, Ma’am!)
Had a mighty habit
(yes, Ma’am!)
Of jumping in my garden
(Yes, Ma’am)
And cutting down my cabbage
(yes, ma’am)
My sweet potatoes
(Yes, Ma’am)
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My fresh tomatoes
(Yes, ma’am)
And if I live
( Yes, ma’am)
To see next fall
( Yes, ma’am)
I ain’t gonna’ have
( Yes, Ma’am)
No garden at all!
( NOOO, MA’AM!!)
KANGAROOS LIKE TO HOP
Kangaroos like to hopHOP HOP HOP HOP
Horses like to trot—
CLIP CLOP CLIP CLOP
CLIP CLOP
And frogs like to leap—
WEEEEEEE
But I like to fall in a heap
KEY TO THE KINGDOM
Here is the key to the kingdom
And this is the kingdom
And in that kingdom there is a town,
And in that town there is a hill
And on that hill there is a street,
And on that street there is a house.
And in that house there is a room
And in that room there is a bed
And on that bed there is a basket
And in that basket there is a blanket.
And under that blanket
There is a baby!
Baby under the blanket
Blanket in the basket
Basket on the bed
Bed in the room.
Room in the house,
House on the street,
Street on the hill.
Hill in the town.
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Town in the kingdom
And here is the key!
KNOCK, KNOCK
Knock; knock, (knock on child’s forehead)
Ring the Bell, (Gently tug on hair)
Peek in, (Open child’s eye)
Lift the latch, (Push up the tip of the nose)
And walk right in. (Walk fingers into child’s mouth)
How do you do Mr. Chin, Chin, Chin? (Wiggle child’s chin)
LAVENDER'S BLUE (DILLY DILLY)
Lavender's blue, dilly dilly,
Lavender's green
When you are King, dilly dilly,
I shall be Queen
Who told you so, dilly dilly,
Who told you so?
'Twas my own heart, dilly dilly,
That told me so
Call up your friends, dilly, dilly
Set them to work
Some to the plough, dilly dilly,
Some to the fork
Some to the hay, dilly dilly,
Some to thresh corn
Whilst you and I, dilly dilly,
Keep ourselves warm
Lavender's blue, dilly dilly,
Lavender's green
When you are King, dilly dilly,
I shall be Queen
Who told you so, dilly dilly,
Who told you so?
'Twas my own heart, dilly dilly,
That told me so
LEG OVER LEG
(This rhyme is great to do when you are changing diapers or dressing a wiggly child.)
Leg over leg The dog went to Dover
Hold the baby’s feet and cross them,
One over the other, back and forth
When he came to a stile
Keep crossing
Whoops! He went over!
Put hand gently under the baby’s bottom and lift gently
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LILY RIDES HER BICYCLE
(Optional: You can substitute your child’s name for Lily)
(1) Lily rides her bicycle, she rides it to and fro
And when she sees a green light she knows it’s time to go.
(Peddle fast with hands/feet)
(2) Lily rides her bicycle, she rides it to the gate
And when she sees a yellow light she knows it’s time to wait.
(Hands in “wait” signal)
(3) Lily rides her bicycle, she rides it to the shop
And when she sees a red light, she knows it’s time to STOP.
(Hands in “Stop” signal)
LITTLE CAT LULLABY
Once I was a little cat
Baby cat, little cat
Once I was a little cat ... Meow
I fell asleep
Once I was a little duck
Baby duck, little duck
Once I was a little duck ... Quack, quack
I fell asleep
Once I was a little girl
Baby girl, little girl
Once I was a little girl ... Shhhhh
I fell asleep
LITTLE EINSTEINS
We’re going on a trip in our favorite rocket ship
Zooming through the sky, Litte Einsteins.
Climb aboard, get ready to explore
There’s so much to find, Little Einsteins.
We’re going on a mission, start the countdown!
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Everyone to rocket, Rev it up now
BRRRRRRR!!
LITTLE GREEN FROG (see variation that follows)
Emm emp
Blink eyes then stick out tongue a bit
Went the little green frog one day
Emm emp
Blink eyes then stick out tongue a bit
Went the little green frog
Emm emp
Blink eyes then stick out tongue a bit
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Went the little green frog one day
And they all went
Emp, Emm, Ahh
Blink eyes then stick out tongue a bit, then stick out tongue all the way
But we all know frogs go
Clap, ladidadida
Clap the wiggle fingers in the air
Clap, ladidadida
Clap the wiggle fingers in the air
Clap, ladidadida
Clap the wiggle fingers in the air
We all know frogs go
Clap, ladidadida
Clap the wiggle fingers in the air
They don’t go
Emm, Emp, Ahhh
Blink, stick out tongue a little bit, then stick out tongue as far as you can!
LITTLE GREEN FROG
MMM MMMm went the little green frog one day
MMM MMMm went the little green frog
MMM MMms went the little green frog one day
And they all went mmmm mmmm aaahh!
But, we all know frogs go
Sha na na na na, sha na na na na
We all know frogs go
Sha na na na na,
They don’t go mmmm mmmm aahh!
Swish, swish……little blue fish
Nna ner na ner na, na ner na ner na, etc
Grr grr, …………big, brown, bear
Yummy yummy , yum, yummy, yummy yum
Waddle waddle………little green turtle,
Cow a bunga dude, cowa bunga dude.
LITTLE GREEN FROG –SITTING BY THE WATER
There’s a little green frog, sitting by the water
A little green frog, doin’ what he otta
He ate a bug off the lily pad
He jumped in the water and he said “I’m glad
I’m a little green frog sitting by the water”
“Ribbit ribbit ribbit
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THE LITTLE OLD MAN BY DENNIS LEE
A good follow up rhyme to Zoom Zoom Zoom.
A little old man went up in space
Lift child’s arms high
And he got ice cream all over his face
Touch his face and look surprised
So-Wash him with a washcloth, roll him in a rug
And tuck him in a blanket
Until he’s snug, snug, snug
Act it out, ending with a hug
LITTLE ROBIN REDBREAST
Little Robin Redbreast sitting on a pole
Wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle, Oops down the hole!
(bounce and sway child on lap then drop through your knees)
THE LITTLEST WORM – AN ECHO SONG
The littlest worm,
That I ever saw
Was stuck inside
My soda straw
He said to me
Don't take a sip
For if you do
You’ll get real sick
I took a sip
And he went down
Right through my pipes
He must of drowned
He was my pal
He was my friend
There is no more
This is the end
But don’t you fret
And don’t you fear
Cause that little worm
Has got scuba gear
LOOK OUTSIDE
(weather song: tune twinkle twinkle little star)
Look outside now, can you say
What the weather is today?
Is there sunshine, is there rain,
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Is the wind blowing down the lane?
Look outside now, can you say
What the weather is today?
Are there snowflakes falling down,
Are there big clouds floating around?
Look outside now, can you say
What the weather is today?
LOVE YOU FOREVER (ROBERT MUNSCH)
I’ll love you forever
I’ll like you for always
As long as I’m living, my baby you’ll be
MMM MMMM
MMM MMMM… I wanna linger
Mmm mmmm.. a little longer
MMM mmmm… a little longer here with you my friend ( love)
MMM mmm… and now it seems just right
MMM mmm… that we should say good night
Mmm mmm …I’ll see you early in the ‘morn!
MAKE A CIRCLE
Make a circle (make a circle with your fingers)
Make a square (make a square with your fingers)
Put your fingers in the air
Make a rectangle (make a rectangle with your fingers)
Make a triangle (make a triangle with your fingers)
Let your fingers jingle jangle (wiggle fingers in air)
THE MAN IN THE MOON
The man in the moon looked out of the moon
Look out of the moon and said.
‘Tis time now that I’m getting up
All babies went to bed
MAY THERE ALWAYS BE SUNSHINE
May there always be sunshine
May there always be blue skies
May there always be Mama
May there always be me.
Poost vsegda boodeet sontsa
Poost vsyegda boodeet nyeba
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Poos vsyegda boodeet Mama
Poost vsyegda boodoo ya
Qu’il ya toujours le soleil
Qu’il ya toujours les cieux bleus
Qu’il ya toujours ma Mama
Et-que je sois toujour la.
THE MOON IS ROUND
The moon is round
As round can be
trace a circle around your baby’s
face, touching gently
Two eyes, a nose, and a mouth
touch the corner of the baby’s eyes,
her nose and mouth
Like me!
THE MORE WE GET TOGETHER
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be
For your friends are my friends,
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get together
The happier we’ll be.
MOTHER’S KNIVES AND FORKS
Here are Mother’s knives and forks, (fingers interlaced, tips up)
And here is Mother’s plate. (Flatten hands and arms)
This is Mother’s looking glass, (palms toward face)
And this is baby’s cradle. (Palms up, rock arms)
MOUSIE BROWN
Up, up the candlestick
Went little Mousie Brown
Child holds up her arm to be the candle
Her hand, or your hand, is the mouse creeping up
She ate a bite of candle
Then she couldn’t get back down
The ‘mouse’ nibbles at the tips of the candle’s fingers
She called out “Grandma! Grandma!”
Make hands into a megaphone for calling
But Grandma was in town
Shake head
So she made herself into a ball
And rolled herself back down
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Roll hands
MR. THUMB MAN UP (TUNE - I’M A LITTLE TEAPOT)
Mr. Thumb Man up and Mr. Thumb Man down
Mr. Thumb Man dancing, all around the town.
Dancing on my shoulders, dancing on my head,
Dancing on my knees, and (kiss) (kiss), Tuck them into bed.
Mr. Pointer up …
Mr. Tall Man …
Mr. Ring Man …
Mr. Pinkie …
MY BONNIE LIES OVER THE OCEAN
My Bonnie lies over the ocean, my Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies over the ocean, Oh bring back my Bonnie to me.
Bring back, bring back, oh bring back my Bonnie to me, to me.
Bring back, bring back, oh bring back my Bonnie to me.
NOW IT’S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE (Tune of London Bridges Falling Down)
Now it’s time to say goodbye,
Say goodbye, say goodbye,
Now it’s time to say goodbye,
I’ll see you all next week.
(Say goodbye to all the children by name, then repeat the song.)
OATS, PEAS, BEANS AND BARLEY
Oats, peas, beans and barley grow
Oats, peas, beans and barley grow
Can you or I or anyone know
How oats, pea, beans and barley grow
THE OLD BRASS WAGON
Circle to the left, the old brass wagon,
Circle to the left,
The old brass wagon
Circle to the left, the old brass wagon,
You’re the one my darlin’
Circle to the right…..
Tap your knees…..
Add your own verse!
OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM
Old MacDonald had a farm
(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
And on that farm he had a cow
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(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
With a "Moo, moo" here, and a "Moo, moo" there
Here a "Moo" - there a "Moo" - everywhere a "Moo, moo"
Old MacDonald had a farm
(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
Allow children to pick the animal that comes next
THE OLD WOMAN
There was an old woman, she lived under the stairs.
She sold apples and she sold pears.
If you asked her for one she would give you two.
A nicer old woman I never knew!
ONCE I WAS……
Once I was a little cat,
A baby cat, a little cat.
Once I was a little cat.
Meow…..now I’m a sleep.
( dog, bee, owl, )
boy, girl……ssh! Now I’m alseep.
ONE MISTY, MOISTY MORNING
One misty, moisty morning
When cloudy was the weather
I chanced to meet an old man
Clothed all in leather.
He began to compliment
And I began to grin
How do you do,
And how do you do,
And how do you do again.
OPEN, SHUT THEM
Open, shut them, give a little clap.
Open, shut them, lap them in your lap.
Open, shut them, give them all a shake.
Open, shut them, keep them all awake.
Open, shut them, don’t get in a muddle.
Open, shut them, give yourself a cuddle.
OUR DEAR OLD MOTHER GOOSE
Our dear old Mother Goose,
She had ten thousand friends.
They all went up to the top of the hill
And she came down again.
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When they were up, they were up
And when they were down, they were down.
And when they were only half way up,
They were neither up nor down.
They all went to the left,
They all went to the right,
They all went round and round and round
And disappeared from sight
PACE GOES THE LADY
Pace goes the lady, the lady. the lady
Pace goes the lady, the lady
Whoa!
Canter goes the gentleman
the gentleman, the gentleman,
Canter goes the gentleman,
The gentleman
Whoa!
Gallop goes the huntsman,
the huntsman, the huntsman
Gallop goes the huntsman
And tumbles in the ditch!
PAT-A CAKE
A traditional rhyme that you can make your own. Substitute the name of your child
and it’s first letter. Clap hands with young babies and clap your hands against your
child’s hands with older children.
Pat-a-Cake, pat-a cake
Baker’s man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Pat it and roll it and mark it with a “B”
And put it in the oven for baby and me
PAT IT, KISS IT
Pat it, kiss it, stroke it, bless it
3 days sunshine, 3 days rain
Little hands all well again! (substitute head, finger, knee etc.)
(a great rhyme for dealing with baby’s owies)
PAT YOUR HEAD
Pat your head, rub your tummy
Tickle your toes,
And hug your Mommy!!
PAW PAW PATCH
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Where, oh where is………..
( Dawn and Angelita, Jen and Mika)
Where , oh where is ………
Where , oh where is………
Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.
Picking up paw- paws
Put ‘em in your pocket
Picking up paw-paws
Put ‘em in your pocket
Picking up paw-paws
Put’em in your pocket
Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.
PEANUT, PEANUT BUTTER, JELLY!
Peanut, peanut butter, jelly. (x 2)
(Hands move up and down in rhythm with words)
First you take the bread and you slice it, slice it. (x 2)
Peanut, peanut butter, jelly. (x 2)
Then you take the peanut butter and you spread it, spread it. (x 2)
Peanut, peanut butter, jelly. (x 2)
Next you take the jelly and you spread it, spread it. (x 2)
Peanut, peanut butter, jelly. (x 2)
Then you take the slices and you smoosh it, smoosh it. (x 2)
Peanut, peanut butter, jelly. (x 2)
Last you grab the sandwich and you eat it eat it.(x 2)
Peanut, peanut butter, jelly. (x 2)
PEASE PORRIDGE
Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold
Pease porridge in the pot nine days old.
Some like it hot, some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot nine days old!
(clap hands together and on knees to the rhythm of words)
PITTER PATTER RAINDROPS
Pitter patter raindrops
Falling from the sky
Here is my umbrella to keep me warm and dry
When the rain stops
And the sun begins to glow
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Little flowers start to bud
And Grow and Grow and Grow!!
PIZZA PICKLE PUMPERNICKEL
(AKA THREE TICKLES) by Dennis Lee
A lap rhyme to bounce to, ending as promised in a tickle. Feel free to change the guy
to a girl and the hotdog to your child’s favourite food.
Pizza, pickle, Pumpernickel
My little guy shall have a tickle
One for his nose
And one for his toes
And one for his tummy
Where the hotdog (or yummy food) goes!
PONY GIRL/BOY
Pony girl, pony girl
Won’t you be my pony girl?
Here we go, don’t say no!
Ride away with me!
Giddy up, giddy up…..etc.
Whoa! --- my pony girl!
POOR LITTLE BUG
Poor little bug on the wall (boo hoo)
Nobody loves him at all
No on to wash his clothes
No one to tickle his toes
Poor little bug on the wall (boo hoo)
POOR LITTLE ME
Poor little me when I was wee
I used to sit on my mammy’s knee.
Her apron tore and I fell THROUGH,
Poor little me when I was wee
(a lap rhyme, sway back and forth then gently drop child through knees)
POPCORN
You pour the oil in the pot
And you make it nice and hot.
You put the popcorn in
And you wait with a grin.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle,
Sizzle, sizzle, POP!
(make actions fit the words then shake around and JUMP up)
POPPING POPCORN
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(bouncing lap song. Tune: jelly in a bowl)
I pop popcorn you pop popcorn
He pops, she pops, we all pop popcorn
Pop it in a pan or pop it in a can or
Pop it in the popper like the popcorn man.
PRETTY LITTLE PONIES
(tune: Brahms lullaby)
Hush a Bye, Don’t you cry
Go to sleep my little baby
When you wake you shall have
All the pretty little ponies
Blacks and Grays, Dapples and Bays
Babies riding off to Dreamland
Hush a Bye, Don’t you cry
Go to sleep my little baby.
PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Little Jackie Paper loved that Rascal Puff
And brought him string and sealing wax and other fancy stuff.
Oh … Repeat Chorus
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sails
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff’s gigantic tail
Noble kings and princes would bow whene’er they came
Pirate ships would lower their flag when Puff called out his name.
Oh ….. Repeat Courus
A Dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys
One gray night it happened Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon he ceased his fearless roar
His head has bent in sorrow green scales fell like rain
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane
Without his lifelong friend Puff could not be brave
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave.
Oh…
Sing chorus softly then again loudly
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
PURPLE STEW
I’m making a purple stew
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Swish swish swish (pretend to stir in one direction)
I’m making a purple stew
Scooby Dooby doo (stir in the other direction)
With purple potatoes
And purple tomatoes (pretend to throw things in the pot)
And even a purple you!
PUT YOUR SHOES ON, LUCY
(a great rhyme for getting dressed)
Put your shoes on, Lucy
Don’t you know you’re in the city.
Put your shoes on, Lucy,
Well it really is a pity.
That Lucy can’t go barefoot,
Wherever she goes,
Cause she loves to feel the wiggle
Of her toes!
QUEEN, QUEEN CLEMENTINE
Queen, queen Clementine
Washed her hair with turpentine.
The turpentine made her hair shine,
Queen, queen Clementine
King, king Serpentine
Washed his hair with turpentine
The turpentine made his hair shine,
King, king Serpentine.
(A great rhyme for washing hair in the tub)
RAIN ON THE ROOFTOPS
Rain on the rooftops, rain on trees
Rain on the gardens, but not on me!
THE RAINBOW
One day the sun was shining bright.
(Hold up right hand for the sun)
But clouds came along, it was dark as night.
(Hold up left hand for the clouds)
The rain began to sprinkle down.
(Wiggle both hands for rain coming down)
Soon it was raining all over town.
But when the clouds had passed on by,
(Move both hands to the right)
A beautiful rainbow stretched across the sky.
(Left hand makes arc over head from right to left)
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RAGS THE DOG
I’ve got a dog and his name is Rags
He eats so much that his tummy sags
His ears flip flop and his tail wig wags
And when he walks he goes, Zig, Zag!
He goes flip flop, wiggle, waggle, zig, zag
He goes flip, flop, wiggle, waggle, zig, zag
He goes flip, flop, wiggle, waggle, zig, zag
I love Rags and he loves me.
My dog Rags he loves to play
He rolls around in the mud all day.
He whistles but he won’t obey
He just runs the other way.
He goes flip flop, wiggle waggle, zig zag. Etc
REACH FOR THE CEILING
Reach for the ceiling, (Actions to suit words)
Touch the floor,
Stand up again,
Let’s do some more.
Touch your head,
Then touch your knee,
Up to your shoulders
Like this you see.
Reach for the ceiling,
Touch the floor,
That’s all now,
There isn’t anymore
REACH FOR THE STARS
Suit actions to words
Bend and stretch, reach for the stars
There goes Jupiter, here comes Mars
Bend and stretch, reach for the sky
Stand on tip-e-toe, way up high.
RED AND ORANGE
(Sung to the tune of “ My Darling Clementine”)
Red and orange
Yellow, green, blue
Purple, brown, and pink, and gray
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Pretty colors all around me
And I know each one by name
RED AND YELLOW
(Tune of Clementine)
Red and yellow will make orange
When you mix them all about!
Mix the red in with the yellow,
And some orange will come out
RED, RED RED AND BLUE
(TUNE OF ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT)
Red, red, red and blue
Will make a purple hue
Red and blue will mix to make
Purple through and through
REINDEER, GO!
Knee-Jogging Rhyme translated from the Norwegian Nursery Song
Reindeer, go,
Over the snow,
Fast, fast and never slow;
Up and down,
Thro' the town,
Go, reindeer,
Go, go, go!
Reindeer fly,
Up in the sky
Where stars are twinkling high;
O'er the hill,
Smooth and still,
Fly, reindeer,
Fly, fly, fly!
RIDE A HORSE TO BOSTON
Ride a horse to Boston
Ride a horse to Lynn
Be careful of the rosebush
‘Cause you might fall in!
(Bounce baby on your lap and then drop them through your legs)
RING AROUND THE ROSIE
Ring around the rosie
A pocketful of posies
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Hush-a, hush-a,
We all fall down!
Cows are in the meadow
Eating all the daisies
Hush-a, hush-a,
We all jump up again!
OR
The cows are in the meadow
Eating buttercups
Along comes a bumble bee
We all jump up!
The king sent his daughter
To fetch a pail of daughter
Hush-a, hush-a,
We all jump up again!
RING THE BELL
Ring the bell
Gently tug at a lock of the child’s hair
Knock at the door
Knock gently on her forehead
Peek in
Look into her eyes
Lift up the latch
Push up on the end of her nose
Walk in
‘Walk’ your finger on her lips
Let’s go down to the cellar and eat apples.
Run your fingers down her body to her tummy
Then tickle
ROCKABYE
Rockabye you high, rockabye you low
Rockabye you close, rockabye you slow
Rockabye you high, rockaby you low
Rockabye you everywhere we go.
Rockabye the sun, rockabye the moon
Rockabye the sweet flowers growing in June.
Rockabye you love, my turtledove.
Rockabye you everywhere we go
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ROCK-A-BYE BABY
(Same tune, but try it with these new lyrics written by Ursula Kopatsch)
Rock a bye baby; in your warm bed
Close your eyes gently; lay down your head
Dream a sweet dream; now close your eyes, do
And I’ll be here watching; ‘cause I love you.
Go to sleep baby; dream for awhile,
Then in the morning; I’ll see you smile,
Dream a sweet dream; now close your eyes, do
And I’ll be here watching, waiting for you
ROCK ME EASY
By Dennis Lee
Rock me easy, rock me slow
Rock me where the robins go.
Rock the branch and rock the bough
Rock the baby robins now.
Rock me up and rock me down
Rock off to sleepy town.
Rock me gently up the stairs
To snuggle with my teddy bears.
Rock me easy, rock me slow.
Rock me where the robins go.
ROLL IT
You roll it, you roll it,
you roll it, you roll it
THEN YOU PUT THE RAISINS IN!
ROLY POLY
(To the tune of Frere Jacques)
Verse 1: Roly Poly - Roly Poly
Up up up - Up up up
Roly roly poly – Roly roly poly
Down down down – Down down down.
Verse 2: Roly Poly – Roly Poly
Out out out – Out out out
Roly Roly Poly – Roly roly poly
In in in – In in in.
Verse 3: Roly Poly – Roly Poly
Peek a boo – Peek a boo
Roly roly poly – Roly roly poly
Go to sleep – Go to sleep.
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ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN
Round and round the garden - like a teddy bear,
One step two step - tickle you under there!
Round and round the garden - in the wind and rain,
One step two step - tickle you there again!!
Round and round the garden goes the little mouse,
Up, up, up he creeps, into his little house. (Walk fingers up baby’s arm to chin)
ROUND AND ROUND THE HAYSTACK
Round and round the haystack, goes the little mousie
One step, two steps, in her little housie.
(Trace a circle round fist then creep up the arm to armpit or neck)
ROUND THE WORLD
Round and round the world
(trace around belly button)
Round and round the world
Chase the bear
Where’s the bear?
He’s in there!
(tickle belly button)
ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream!
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
If you see a crocodile
Don’t forget to scream!
Row, row, row your boat
Gently to the shore
If you see a lion,
Don’t forget to roar!
ROW ROW ROW YOUR LEGS
Row row row your legs, Gently up to tummy.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Push them back to Mommy!
(Great for diaper changes. Lay baby on back and gently pump his legs back and forth)
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SAILING, SAILING
Sailing, sailng
Over the water
Sailing, sailing
Over the sea.
Sailing, sailing
Over the ocean
Sail back home to me.
SANTA IN THE CHIMNEY
Here’s the chimney
Make fist with thumbs enclosed
And here’s the top
Cap with other hand
Take off the cover
Remove cap
And out Santa pops!
Pop up thumb.
SAY GOODBYE TO FRIENDS
Say goodbye to friends because it’s time to go,
Say good bye to friends because it’s time to go,
say good bye to friends because it's time to go
We'll see you all next week
SAYANARA
Sayanara, sayanara
Sayanara, sayanara
Now that our circle time ends
We say good bye to our friends
Sayanara, sayanara
SCRUB-A-DUB-DUB
Scrub-a-dub-dub, Baby’s in the tub
Getting washed all clean.
From her fingers to her toes
From her tummy to her nose
Rinse her now, One Two Three!
(Great rhyme for bathtime, substitute for your baby’s name)
SEE THE LITTLE MOUSIE
See the little mousie climbing up the stairs
Looking for a warm spot, there or there!
(walk fingers up babies arm and give a tickle under the chin or under the arm. This
rhyme works well for getting little ones to scamper into bed)
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SEE THE PONY GALLOPING
See the pony galloping, galloping,
down the country lane,
See the pony galloping, galloping,
down the country lane
See the pony galloping, galloping,
down the country lane,
See the pony coming home, all tired out, all tired out.
(Pony then hops up and gallops about one more time!)
SEE SAW (BOUNCING LAP SONG)
See Saw x2. Back and Forth x2
See Saw x2. Up and Down x2
See Saw x2. Don’t Fall Downnn!!!
SHAKE YOUR SILLIES OUT
You’ve gotta shake shake shake your sillies out Shake shake shake your sillies out
Shake shake shake your sillies out and wiggle your waggles away.
Yawn your sleepies out…
Jump your jiggles out…
Dance your sillies out…
Jump your jollies out…
Stomp your sillies out…
Blink your sillies out…
SHE FELL INTO THE BATHTUB
She fell into the bathtub
She fell into the sink
Lean child to one side and then the other
She fell into the raspberry jam
Let her ‘fall’ between your knees
And came out pink!
Lift her up again
We put her in the back yard
And left her in the rain
Make the rain with your fingers
And by half past suppertime
She came out clean again!
Time for a hug
SHOE A LITTLE HORSE
Shoe a little horse
Shoe a little mare
But let the little coltie run
Bare! Bare! Bare!
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SHOO FLY
Shoo fly don’t bother me ( x3)
Cause I belong to somebody!
I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star ( x4)
SIPPITY SUP
Sippity sup, sippity sup,
Bread and milk from a china cup.
Bread and milk from a bright silver spoon
Made of a piece of the bright silver moon.
Sippity sup, sippity sup,
Sippity, sippity sup.
SITTIN IN MY HIGH CHAIR (see the following variation as well)
(sung to Mommy’s Little Baby Loves Shortnin’)
Sittin’ in my high chair, high chair, high chair,
Sittin’ in my high chair bangin’ my spoon!
Sittin’ in my high chair, high chair, high chair,
Sittin’ in my high chair bangin’ my spoon!
Bring on the carrots!
Bring on the peas!
Won’t somebody feed this little baby, please!
Sittin’ in my high chair, high chair, high chair,
Sittin’ in my high chair bangin’ my spoon!
SITTIN’ IN MY HIGH CHAIR
( tune of Shortenin’ bread)
Sittin’ in my high chair,
High chair, high chair,
Sittin’ in my high chair
Banging my spoon.
or….sittin’ at the table,
Waiting for lunch…..
Bring on the carrots, ( crackers)
Bring on the peas, (cheese)
Won’t somebody feed
This little baby ( name) please?
Sittin’ in my car seat, car seat, car seat
Sittin’ in my car seat, Drivin’ around.
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Move those wheels,
Turn the key.
Won’t somebody go
On a drive with me?
Sittin in my stroller, stroller, stroller
Sittin in my stoller, Rollin’ around.
Strap me in, don’t say no.
Won’t somebody make
This little stroller go!
SLEEP BABY SLEEP
Sleep, baby, sleep
Your father tends the sheep
Your mother shakes the dreamland tree
And from it fall sweet dreams for thee
Sleep, baby, sleep
Sleep, baby, sleep
Sleep, baby, sleep
Our cottage vale is deep
The little lamb is on the green
With snowy fleece so soft and clean
Sleep, baby, sleep
Sleep, baby, sleep
SLEEPING BUNNIES (SEE THE FOLLOWING VARIATION)
See the sleeping bunnies
Sleeping ‘til it’s noon
Come, let’s wake them
With our merry tune
Oh so still……are they ill?
Shhhh………….
Wake up, wake up, wake up
Sleeping bunnies.
Wake up, wake up, wake up
Sleeping bunnies.
Hop, little bunnies,
HOP, HOP,HOP,
Stop, little bunnies,
STOP, STOP, STOP!
SLEEPING BUNNIES
Get the children to pretend they’re bunnies and lie down to sleep.
Sleeping bunnies sleeping bunnies
oh so still.
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Are they ill?
I don’t think so.
Wake up sleeping bunnies,
wake up sleeping bunnies
Hop hop hop
Hop hop hop
Hop hop hop
Hop and stop.
Repeat
SLICE-SLICE
Slice, slice, the bread looks nice,(“slice” forearm)
Spread, spread, butter on the bread.(“spread” butter on forearm)
Jam on the top to make it sweet,(“Walk” arm up to top of head)
And now it’s good for me to eat.(Gently give a hug to your child)
SLIPPERY FISH
Slippery fish, slippery fish
Swimming in the water
Slippery fish, slippery fish
GULP, GULP, GULP!
OH NO! HE’S BEEN EATEN BY A....
Tuna fish, a tuna fish
Flashing in the water
Tuna fish, tuna fish
GULP, GULP, GULP
OH NO! HE’S BEEN EATEN BY AN....
Octopus, an octopus
Wriggling in the water
Octopus, an octopus
GULP, GULP, GULP
OH NO! HE’S BEEN EATEN BY A....
Great white shark, a great white shark
Lurking in the water
Great white shark, a great white shark
GULP, GULP, GULP
OH NO! HE’S BEEN EATEN BY A ....
Humungous whale, humungous whale
Spouting in the water
Humungous whale, a humungous whale
GULP, GULP, GULP ..... BURP!
PARDON ME!
SLOWLY, SLOWLY
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(Walk your fingers up & down baby’s arm… …very slowly for the snail and very quickly
for the mouse. Toddlers can act out being the mouse and the snail. Great for getting
toddlers into bed!)
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
Goes the garden snail
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
Up the garden trail
Quickly, quickly, very quickly
Goes the little mouse
Quickly, quickly, very quickly
To his little house
SLOWLY, SLOWLY
Slowly, slowly the earth is turning
Turning slowly round to morning
Then from morning round to night
A SMOOTH ROAD (AKA A BUMPY ROAD)
Have your child on your lap facing you
A smooth road, a smooth road, a smooth road, a smooth road
start with a slow, smooth movement of your knees and a quiet, smooth voice
A bumpy road, a bumpy road, a bumpy road, a bumpy road.
pick up the pace a little and speed up your voice
A rough road, a rough road, a rough road
bounce as fast as you child will enjoy
A hole!
hold your child firmly and ‘drop’ her between your knees
SMOOTH ROAD TO LONDON TOWN
(have your child on your lap, lifting your knees up and down and side to side)
A smooth road to London town
A smooth road to London town
The road goes up
And the road goes down
A smooth road to London town.
But………
By and by we come to a dell
And there the road is not so swell
A bumpy road, a bumpy road,
A bumpy road to London town
A smooth road………
But……..
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By and by we come to a wood
And there the road is not so good
A rough road a rough road,
A rough road to London town.
THE SNOW FELL SOFTY THROUGH THE NIGHT
The snow fell softly through the night,
It made a blanket, soft and white,
It covered houses, cars and ground,
But never made a single sound.
Shhhhh
(A very calming rhyme to say on a snowy, winter night)
SNOW IS FALLING
(substitute a name of a local mountain)
Snow is falling on Douglas Mountain
Snow is falling so deep
Snow is falling on Douglas Mountain
Putting the bears to sleep, to sleep
Putting the bears to sleep.
Snow is falling on Douglas Mountain
Snow is falling so white
Snow is falling on Douglas Mountain
Kissing the trees goodnight, goodnight.
Kissing the trees goodnight.
SO LONG
(Hold hands and sway)
So long, it’s been good (fun) to see you,
So long, it’s been good (fun) to see you,
So long, it’s been good (fun) to see you,
So long, I’ll see you next week
SOFT KITTY
Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur.
Lazy kitty, sleepy kitty, Purr, purr, purr.
(pretend hand is the kitty and stroke it with your other hand)
SPLISH SPLASH WATER
Splish splash water
Splish splash water
On your toes, on your toes,
On your fingers, on your tummy,
On your nose, on your nose.
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Splish splash water
Splish splash water
On your hair, on your hair,
On your face, on your arms,
Everywhere, everywhere.
SQUIGGLY FISH (AKA AS SLIPPERY FISH)
Squiggly fish, squiggly fish
Sliding through the water
Make a fish by putting your hands together and move them around.
Squiggly fish, squiggly fish. Gulp, gulp, gulp
Oh No!
Place hands on cheeks
He’s been eaten by an..
Octopus, Octopus
Wiggling through the water
Dangle hands out in front of you and move them around slowly.
Octopus, octopus. Gulp, gulp, gulp
Oh No!
Place hands on cheeks
he’s been eaten by a…
Tuna fish, tuna fish
swimming through the water
Make a larger fish then before
Tuna fish Tuna fish. Gulp, gulp, gulp
Oh No!
Place hands on cheeks
He’s been eaten by a…
Great white shark, great white shark
Lurking in the water
Place hand on top of head to make a fin
Great white shark great white shark. Gulp, gulp, gulp
Oh no!
Place hands on cheeks
He’s been eaten by a…
Humongous whale, humongous whale
Spouting through the water
Reach out to your side
Humongous whale, humongous whale. Gulp, gulp, gulp
“BURP! Excuse me”
Cover mouth.
STARLIGHT, STARBRIGHT
Starlight, starbright
First star I see tonight.
I wish I may, I wish I might
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Have the wish I wish tonight
STRAIGHT TO THE SUN
Fly on the wind, Blue Bird
Fly straight to the sun.
Fly on the wind Blue Bird
Till the day is done.
Ride on the waves, Great Whale
Ride straight to the sun.
Ride on the waves, Great Whale
Till the day is done.
Run on the Earth, Black Bear
Ride straight to the sun.
Run on the Earth, Black Bear
Till the day is done.
TAKE ME OUT OF THE BATHTUB
(tune - take me to the ball game)
Take me out of the bathtub; take me out of the tub
I’ve been soaking since half past two;
I’m all sudsy and wrinkly too.
I’ve washed all over my body, my head my toes, in between
I’ve used 1-2-3 bars of soap
Take me out I’m clean
TAP YOUR TOES
Tap your toes and follow
Tap your toes and follow
Tap your toes and follow
Tap your toes and follow
me
me
me
me
And we will sway from side to side
Sway from side to side
Sway from side to side
Follow me and tap your toes.
Nod your head……..
Knock your knees…………
Clap your hands………
Wag your tongue…………..
TEDDY BEAR
Teddy bear, Teddy bear
Touch the ground.
Teddy bear, Teddy bear
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Turn around.
Teddy bear, Teddy bear
Walk down the street
Teddy bear, Teddy bear
Tickle your feet
THERE WAS A LITTLE TURTLE
There was a little turtle
He lived in a box
He swam in the puddle
He climbed on the rocks
(The turtle is a hand. Draw the box in the air. The turtle (hand) swims & climbs).
He snapped at a mosquito
He snapped at a flea
He snapped at a minnow
And he snapped at me!
(Fingers snap in one direction, then another, and another and then at the child)
He caught the mosquito
He caught the flea
He caught the minnow
But he didn’t catch me!
(Hand closes, then closes again, and again; then, no catch! Just head shaking “no” and
a big smile!)
THESE ARE BABY’S FINGERS
Substitute the name of your baby
These are Baby’s fingers
Touch the baby’s fingers
These are Baby’s toes
Touch her toes
This is Baby’s bellybutton
Round and round it goes.
Run your fingers around her Bellybutton
THESE ARE THE TOES OF MY BABY
(Sung to the tune of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”)
These are the toes of my baby
(Or say your baby’s name)
These are the toes of my guy/gal
These are his feet and his/her tiny knees
I just can’t help it, I’ll give them a squeeze
And he’s/she’s got two arms for hugging
And hands that clap and wave
But it’s his/her eyes, nose, mouth and his/her chin
That really draw me in!
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THEY ALL SAY
(by Richard Thompson)
Kangaroo, Caterpillar, Kitty cat, Cow
They all say “I love you!” and this is how.
With a hop, hop, hop
With a crawl on you………
Cat says” meow”
And cow says….”Moo”
THIS IS BABY
This is baby, ready for a nap (hold up forefinger)
Lay baby down in a cozy lap (lay finger on palm of other hand)
Cover baby up, so she won’t peep (enclose finger in palm)
Rock the baby, rock the baby (rock hand and finger)
Till she’s fast asleep. (give finger a little kiss)
THIS IS MY RIGHT HAND
This is my right hand I’ll raise it up high.
(Right hand over head)
This is my left hand, I’ll touch the sky.
(Left hand up)
Right hand (show right palm)
Left hand (show left palm)
Roll them around. (roll hands over and over)
Left hand (show palm)
Right hand, (show palm)
Quick, touch the ground!
!
THIS IS THE WAY THE LADIES RIDE
A bouncing rhyme
This is the way the ladies ride
Tri, tree, tri, tree
This is the way the ladies ride
Tri, tree, tri, tree, tri tree!
Bounce gently
This is the way the gentlemen ride
Gallop-a-trot, gallop-a-trot
This is the way the gentlemen ride
Gallop-a-gallop-a trot!
Bounce a little higher
This is the way the farmers ride
Hobbledy-hoy, hobbledy-hoy
This is the way the farmers ride
Hobbledy hobbledy-hoy!
really bounce!
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THIS LITTLE FROGGIE
This little froggie jumped soooo big
‘bounce’ or lift your child high
This little froggie jumped small
a small bounce
This little froggie jumped sideways
a bounce to the side
This little froggie not at all
no bounce but keep rhythm side to side
This little froggie went
hippity hippity hippity hippity hippity hop
THIS LITTLE HAND
This little hand is my right hand
This little hand is its brother
Together, they wash and they wash, and they wash
One hand washes the other!
THIS LITTLE PIGGY
This little piggy went to market
This little piggy stayed home
This little piggy had roast beef (or oatmeal)
And this little piggy had none
And this little piggy went whee, whee, whee, all the way home!
(A classic finger rhyme ending with a tickle)
THREE KIND MICE
Three kind mice, three kind mice
See how they run, see how they run.
They all ran after the farmer’s wife,
They took out their cheese and they cut her a slice.
Have you ever seen such a sight in your life
As Three Kind Mice!?
THREE LITTLE MONKEYS
Three little monkeys swinging in a tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile
“You can’t catch me
No, you can’t catch me”
Along came Mr. Crocodile
Quiet as can be.... And
SNAP! .... Uh oh!
(Count down and on last monkey sing,“missed me, missed me now you’ve gotta kiss me!”)
THUMBS IN THE THUMB PLACE (aka the Mitten Song)
(This rhyme helps with the dreaded chore of putting on mittens)
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Thumbs in the thumb place, fingers all together
This is the song, we sing in winter weather.
(Say while putting on first mitten)
Thumbs in the thumb place, fingers all together
This is the song, we sing in snowy weather.
(Say with second mitten)
Thumbs in the thumb place, fingers all together.
Thumbs in the thumb place, fingers all together.
(Wiggle both now-mittened hands!)
TINY TIM
This is a great rhyme for when you are giving your child a bath
I know a little turtle
His name is Tiny Tim
I put him in the bathtub
To see if he could swim
He drank up all the water
He ate up all the soap
He woke up the next morning
With a bubble in his throat.
Rub finger across your lips when saying throat so it sounds like bubbles
TO MARKET TO MARKET
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig.
Home again, home again, jiggety jig.
To market, to market, to buy a fat hog
Home again, home again, jiggety jog
TOMMY (OR YOUR CHILD’S NAME)
Tommy, Tommy,
Tommy, Tommy,
Whoops! Tommy!
Whoops! Tommy,
Tommy, Tommy,
Tommy!
(tap each finger as you say the name, when you come to Whoops, run your finger down
between two fingers then start again)
TOMMY THUMB
This song has a great tune and is a fun way to learn parts of the body.
Keep time to the rhythm by bouncing and swaying.
Tommy Thumb is up
turn thumbs up
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And Tommy Thumb is down
turn thumbs down
Tommy Thumb is dancing
All around the town
‘dance’ your thumbs around in front of you
Dancing on your shoulders
‘dance’ your thumbs on your shoulders
Dancing on your head
and on your head
Dancing on your knees
and on your knees
And tuck him off to bed
tuck one thumb in the other hand and rock
your arms as if you are holding a baby
repeat the verse and substitute
these finger names :
Peter Pointer - index finger
Toby Tall - middle finger
Ruby Ring - ring finger
Baby Finger
TONY CHESTNUT (Sung to
Tony Chestnut, Tony Chestnut
Tony knows, Tony knows,
Tony knows I love you,
Tony knows I love you
Tony knows, Tony knows.
tune of “Frere Jacques”)
(point to: toe-knee-chest-head)
(point to: toe-knee- nose)
(point to: toe-knee-nose-eye- heart & point to baby)
(“
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“ “ “)
( point to: toe-knee-nose)
THE TURTLE GOES UP THE HILL
You can walk your fingers up a baby’s body or arm. Older children like to do this one
up their own arms.
The turtle went up the hill
Creepy, creepy, creepy, creepy
Creep your fingers slowly up the child
The snake went up the hill
Slither, slither, slither, slither
Now your hand is the snake
The rabbit went up the hill
Boing, boing, boing, boing
Make the rabbit really bounce
The elephant went up the hill
Thud, thud, thud, thud
The side of your fist makes a good elephant
And the great big rock came down the hill
Bumpity, bumpity, bumpity, CRASH!
Roll your hands over and over from high up all the way down
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TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are.
TWO LITTLE BLACKBIRDS
Two little blackbirds sitting on a cloud
One named quiet, the other named LOUD.
Fly away quiet, fly away LOUD.
Come back quiet, come back LOUD!
(hold up pointer fingers as you name birds, either whispering or getting very loud, fly
them behind your back and then fly them back to front)
TWO LITTLE DICKIE BIRDS
Two little dickie birds sitting on a wall,
One named Peter and one named Paul.
Fly away Peter, fly away Paul.
Come back Peter, come back Paul
(hold up pointer fingers as you name birds, fly them behind your back and then fly
them back to front.)
TWO LITTLE EYES
Two little eyes, big and round
Two little ears to hear each sound
One little nose to smell what is sweet
One little mouth that likes to eat
TWO MOTHER PIGS
Two mother pigs lived in a pen
Hold up thumbs
Each had four babies
Hold up your four fingers on each hand
And that made ten
Show all fingers and thumbs
These four babies were black and white
And these four babies were black as night
Show your four fingers on one hand and then the other
All eight babies loved to play
Show all eight fingers
And they rolled and they rolled in the mud all day
Roll your hands over each other
At night, with their mothers
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They all curled up together
Weave your fingers together with hands back to back
And they squealed and they squealed
and they squealed
Wiggle your woven fingers
Till they all fell asleep.
Lower your voice and turn your hand ove to hide all the ‘pigs’
As your child grows older, she will start to do the motions with you
UNDER THE DARK (with signing)
Under the dark, there are stars
Under the stars, there’s a tree,
Under the tree, there’s a blanket
Under the blanket, there’s me
UP, UP IN THE SKY
Up, up in the sky the little birds fly.
Down, down in the nest the little birds rest.
With a wing on the left and a wing on the right.
So let the little birdies rest all through the night.
Shhh, they’re sleeping.
QUIET
The bright sun comes up
The dew FALLS away
Good Morning, Good Morning
The birdies all say
UP, UP, UP IN THE AIR
Up, up, up in the air like this
(Lift baby high)
Down, down, down for a great big kiss
(Bring baby down and kiss)
Up like this, down like this
(Lift up and bring down)
WAKE UP HANDS
Wake up hands, wake up hands,
Wake up hands and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
Wake up hands, wake up hands, Wake and a–wiggle in the morning.
Wake up toes…
Wake up feet…
Wake up hands..
Wake up me, all of me…
WASH, WASH, WASH YOUR HANDS
(To the tune of Row, row, row your boat)
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Wash, wash, wash your hands,
Play our handy game
Rub and scrub and scrub and rub.
Germs go down the drain!
WHAT’S THE WEATHER
What’s the weather, What’s the Weather
Can you tell, can you tell
Is the sun shining, Is the raining falling
Can you tell, Can you tell.
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round, all day long
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish…
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep…
The children on the bus go up and down…
The babies on the bus go wah wah wah…
The mums on the bus go sshh sshh sshh…
The money on the bus goes clink clink clink…
The Door on the bus goes open and shut…
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round
The wheels on the round and round, all day long.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN BILLY BOY?
Oh, where have you been Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Oh where have you been charming Billy?
I have been to seek a wife, she’s the joy of my life,
She’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
WHERE IS BABY? (tune: Where is Thumbkin)
Where is baby? x2
Where could she be? x2
Hiding under the blanket. x2
That’s where she is. x2
WHERE IS THUMBKIN?
(sung to tune of “Frere Jacques”)
Where is thumbkin? Where is thumbkin?
(both hands behind back)
Here I Am. Here I am.
(bring out one hand, thumb extended, then the other)
How are You today Sir?
(wiggle your thumb)
Very well, I thank you
(wiggle other thumb)
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Run and hide, run and hide.
(put hand back behind back, then the other)
(2) Where is pointer? ………
(repeat each verse with appropriate finger)
(3) Where is middle-man?……..
(4) Where is ring-man?…….
(5) Where is pinkie?………
WHERE OH WHERE HAS MY LITTLE DOG GONE?
Where oh where has my little dog gone?
Oh where oh where can he be?
With his ears cut short and his tail cut long,
Oh where oh where can he be
WHETHER THE WEATHER
Whether the weather the is fine, or whether the weather is not
Whether the weather is cold, or whether the weather is hot.
Whatever the weather, we’ll weather the weather
Whether we like it or not
WIBBLETON TO WOBBLETON
From Wibbleton to Wobbleton is 15 miles,
From Wibbleton to Wobbleton is 15 miles.
Wibbleton to Wobbleton ,Wobbleton to Wibbleton,
Wibbleton to Wobbleton is 15 miles!
(Hold child in your lap and sway and bounce to the rhythm of the words)
WIGGLE, WAGGLE, WENT THE BEAR
Wiggle, Waggle, went the Bear,
Catching bees in his underwear,
One bee out, one bee in,
And one bee bit him on his big bear skin!
WIND THE BOBBIN
Wind the bobbin up
Wind the bobbin up
Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap
Repeat
Point to
Point to
Point to
Point to
the ceiling
the floor
the window
the door
Put your hands together
One, two, three
Place your hands upon your knee.
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YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy, when skies are grey
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamt I held you in my arms
But when I woke dear, I was mistaken
And I hung my head and cried.
Repeat first verse.
YUMMY, YUMMY DUMPLING
Yummy, yummy dumpling,
Boil it in a pot
Sugar it and butter it,
And eat it while it’s hot!
(Pretend to stir a pot, then butter your arm, shake sugar on it, and then pretend to
gobble up your baby)
ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-A-Dee-Ay
My, oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of Sunshine heading my way
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-A-Dee-Ay
Mister Bluebird on my shoulder
It’s the truth, It’s actch’ll
Everything it Satisfactch’ll
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-A-Dee-Ay
Wonderful feeling, Wonderful Day.
ZOOM, ZOOM, ZOOM!
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon. (Swinging one arm in place)
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon (Swinging one arm in place)
If you want to take a trip, (walk your fingers up your arm to your hand)
Climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom, (Swinging one arm in place)
We’re going to the moon.
Five, four, three, two, one…! (Fingers represent said number, count dramatically)
BLAST OFF! (Jump on Blast off!)
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